New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-16
GREETING 4 BROOKLYN PASTOR.
WELCOME IN AN ODD UNIrARIAN CHURCH

THE REV ALFRED T.. GODDN)rGH SUCCEEDING OR
tPUTNAM IN THE CHURCH OF THE SAVIOUR.
Although there are by no means many Unitarian
churches N Brooklyn there Orthodox Congacga-
tional ones yet the establishment of the former ante
dated the latter by number Of years. But the soil of
the City OF Churches dd not prove congcnia TO the
more liberal faith ara the accession Of such
DIR. siOrrs ami Mr.. Eccchcr pi-tOrs Of the two
earliest Congrc eational churchc, gave their dcnoni
nations impetus which resulted IN the growth Of
a score or more Of the churches OF that faith
Although the original Unitarian society attained
a vigorous growth, let fl the of than lily
years only two other churches like 1t have sprung np
IN the great city.
Tho earliest beginning OF the pioneer organization Of
the denomination dates back to 1888, ami the past
forty three years 1t only has had two pastors and
has now Just received the third The Infant society
first met in a., caIicd Classical Hail. ia Washing
ton-s In what was then the village Of Brooklyn and
the Rev. David H. Barlow the pastor for four
years. He was succeeded in 1893 by the Rev. f. W.
Holland, and former Presbyterian cdIhce In Adams
St. was bought. I!ut the society divided and the
Second Unitaia Church was formed In 1871 by those
members who were opposed to Mr. Holland. The
Rev Frederick a. Farley called It's first pastor.
A few months later Mr.. Holland resigned. and the
two churches reunited and services held
Brooklyn Institute. DR.. Farley was called to the
pa-toratc of the church, which reurganizod tho
First Unitarian Congregational Society Of Brooklyn
The members were, many OF them, wealthy aud 1t was
speedily decided erect suitable church Ia tho best
part Of tho city. To this end site was secured al
Plcrcpont 81. and Monroe place, where what then
the finest sacred edlhco in the city, and which stii
holds it's u beautiful Gothic building, was put
I'D at cost Of 10000. At that time the initial steps
for the formation Of the Church Of the Pilgrims, the
oldest Congreg i0na society, and the erection Of
edihcc, had just been taken
DIR. FARLEY's LONG MINISTRY.
For a period OF than twenty years DR. Farley
miniscred to the Church of the saviour, the sOcc
ty denomInaed itself when its new cdicc was ready
for Use quiet and steady growth marked ts carer,
and its history was In tho main uncvenfu The
second church of the denomination which continued TO
exist WA founded In 1851 and built what to be
called tho New Chapel at Clinton and Congress SITS.
The Rev. Samuel Longfellow, brother OF the famous
uoet was its first PASTOR and he succeeded by the
Rev John W. Chadwick
Dr. Farley retired from his pulpit In 1863, but he
has continued make brooklyn his home and he Is
active In many social and roll giOus interests pew
ia the church l. at his disposal long a. he lives
He has now attained the advanced agc OF eighty SEVEN
and was graduated from Harvard nearly seventy years
ago, having been In tho class OF 1918 lie irsi studied
law but after admission to the bar he went To The liar
ward Divinity School and entered the ministry In
His only pastoratc before going to Brooklyn was In
Providence.
His successor ia the Church OF the saviour was DR.
Alfred f. Putnam. who installed In 1864, at the
age of thirty lie had been pastor of the Rox
bury Unit Church for seven years, but had resigned
TO take an extended tour abroad Under his pastoral
care the Church of the saviour continued itscan carocr
of undisturbed serenity The year ai'cr ~ iuthai'
began his work, mission was established IN fuihai
at out of which the willow Place Chapci mas grown
The church contributed literally toward the ionia'o'
of Unity Chapel, the third Unitarian society VA INC Guy
in 1867 Upward Of $4,000 was e1pendoa "po"